[EICO] Eico 723

[MIKE SOUHRADA]

rgiguere@kdelectric.com wrote:
> 
> I recently acquired a 723. Now I would bet that none of
> you ever heard that opening before HI !.

Never , that's a new one!
                                                [just] sorry had to do
that
> I would like to restore it. The front plate is jsut so
> full of some sort of gunk. 

simple green,- a soap
paint  thinner -lousy stuff even for cleaning brushes.
and also ran it in the DW.- Yuuck now you can eat off it.
Nothing seems to  bring it back to life. I have no idea what was smeared
> on it.
 
I have no idea what Eico used for paint. Lots of units in those
days were baked enamel. Big help for us as it's hard to penetrate
with many cleaners. If air dried yo in troubble.
Try the following:
"OOPS" sold in True Value Hdwe stores. Might need to leave it soak
for a while.(paper towels) Removes all sorts of stuff including dried
latex paint.
Which I suspect is what you have on the 723. 
409 ! yes it removes all sorts of stuff, often not what you want.
 keep an eye one it and if it invades the underlying paint quit.
At your risk lacquer thinner, acetone (this really removes stuff),
MEK (bigger risk, but not if underlying is baked)

> Is there anyone out there who silk screens these panels
> to be like new?.
Never heard of this for the Eico anything. Not enough demand.
 
> The chassis of course like most of them is all
> corroded. I have thought of just removing all the
> hardware and remove all the wire as one bundle, as much
> as possible. Then have the the chassis replated, I
> wonder if this si the right approach. I would then re
> attach the wiring, and as I do so, woudl then recap it,
> resisistors disks etc as needed.
With the time and money spent to do this you might be better
off looking for a "mint" version of the 723. 
I think that was a two tone brown color? Used the old 720 in my
novice days, sorry I don't have it now. 
Mike
Iowa
> I would appreciate any input. The Eico 723 was my first
> rig I ever owned in 1964.
> 
> Dick  KA7FXQ